Daniel How am I doing? Honorable Ed Koch, former New York City Mayor If you are old enough and lived in proximity to New York City in the late 1970’s and 80’s you would remember the Mayor that made that question relevant, Ed Koch! He would walk around the city when he was out and about … Read more
Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience. Victoria Holt Regret is a terrible thing we all make mistakes if we learn from the mistakes we move on. If we don’t we live in regret. That is correct, many people think that learning from mistakes means that we never make the … Read more
You may have fooled yourself into thinking that it’s useful or unavoidable, but it’s not. — Seth Godin I recently read Seth’s blog on worry and I realized that we all worry whether we are addicts, alcoholics or simply earthlings! Worry is expressed in many ways, for some of us it comes in the form of … Read more
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when dreams come true there is life and joy. Proverb I have been speaking to many rehabilitation programs lately, especially those centers on the West Coast, particularly California. I have been fortunate to have been able to speak with Chad Carlsen the co-founder and Executive Director of Hope … Read more
One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship with other human beings as we take our place among them. — Virginia Woolf It is amazing how many people share their experience strength and hope in social media circles. There is not a day that goes by where I … Read more
“If you could find out what the most successful people did in any area and then you did the same thing over and over, you’d eventually get the same result they do.” — Brian Tracy The key to recovery is simple, do what those of us that are successful getting and living recovered do and … Read more
If we skip [step five], we may not overcome drinking. Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. Trying to avoid this humbling experience, they have turned to easier methods. Almost invariably they got drunk. — The Big Book It was 1988, I had struggled with two issues … Read more
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. — Abraham Lincoln We have all heard that we should HALT, i.e. not get too Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired. In its place we need to RELAX: Realize my worth, never confuse what we do for … Read more
The investor of today does not profit from yesterday’s growth. — Warren Buffet Life requires that every day we suit up and show up. Yesterday’s growth can be quickly diminished by todays actions. Each and every day we must put one foot in front of the other and live the life we are shaping. Reverting … Read more
“To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, live, and love.” — Leo Buscaglia The greatest risk … Read more